Any Powerbook G4 12" Users?

DJ VAKIS · Post by **DJ VAKIS** » Sat Sep 27, 2008 9:30 am

How live 7 run on your machine?
Actually i have a macbook pro 2ghz,but i would like to buy a second hand powerbook g4 12",most for internet and music,when i am not at home.

mediashow · Post by **mediashow** » Sat Sep 27, 2008 2:32 pm

It runs on my 1.33ghz, put more than 10 plug ins it starts running out of CPU

mediashow · Post by **mediashow** » Sat Sep 27, 2008 2:32 pm

It runs on my 1.33ghz, put more than 10 plug ins it starts running out of CPU

hangar17 · Post by **hangar17** » Sat Sep 27, 2008 2:54 pm

if its not for music it's quite alright small and light enough for easy transport.
i can run 9 instances of plugs before it starts getting wonky

1.33ghz
2gb ddram

DJ VAKIS · Post by **DJ VAKIS** » Sat Sep 27, 2008 6:28 pm

Thanks guys!

Cryptic UK · Post by **Cryptic UK** » Sat Sep 27, 2008 8:08 pm

I would be happy to make music on my g4 for the next 20 years

BassTooth · Post by **BassTooth** » Sat Sep 27, 2008 8:15 pm

Cryptic UK wrote:I would be happy to make music on my g4 for the next 20 years

+1

yeah, so what if things bog down after you start adding more tracks and effects.

freeze. flatten.

i can deal with it.

Cryptic UK · Post by **Cryptic UK** » Sat Sep 27, 2008 8:19 pm

BassTooth wrote:
Cryptic UK wrote:I would be happy to make music on my g4 for the next 20 years
+1

yeah, so what if things bog down after you start adding more tracks and effects.

freeze. flatten.

i can deal with it.

Yeah for sure. people don't know what they have.

record to audio. if your just one guy and not a big studio who needs a lot of cpu anyway.

oblique strategies · Post by **oblique strategies** » Sat Sep 27, 2008 9:31 pm

I have a powerbook G4 1.5GHz. I would not advise investing in such weak technology.

trash · Post by **trash** » Sun Sep 28, 2008 1:36 am

Cryptic UK wrote: if your just one guy and not a big studio who needs a lot of cpu anyway.

errr. me? please stop talking rubbish...

spelling police = "you're"

Cryptic UK · Post by **Cryptic UK** » Sun Sep 28, 2008 11:35 am

trash wrote:
Cryptic UK wrote: if your just one guy and not a big studio who needs a lot of cpu anyway.
errr. me? please stop talking rubbish...

spelling police = "you're"

lol, i hope your joking.

DJ VAKIS · Post by **DJ VAKIS** » Sun Sep 28, 2008 5:41 pm

Any of you still djing with a g4 powerbook 12"?

swishniak · Post by **swishniak** » Sun Sep 28, 2008 11:07 pm

still rocking the 12"

does alright for most jobs. djing is no problem.

after 3 years mine is finally starting the downward spiral.. battery dying real quick, dvd drive failing.

whenever i get the cash together ill probably pick up a macbook / pro. . there's talk about a new machine coming out in a couple weeks.. maybe hold out until then unless you really NEED it now.

pepezabala · Post by **pepezabala** » Mon Sep 29, 2008 6:39 am

DJ VAKIS wrote:How live 7 run on your machine?
Actually i have a macbook pro 2ghz,but i would like to buy a second hand powerbook g4 12",most for internet and music,when i am not at home.

Why would you want a second laptop when you already have one that works fine for all of that?

Having two machines will make you having files on one computer that you need on the other one etc.

But then again if someone offers you an old powerbook for cheap then why not take it and make it a groovebox and internetsurfstation .... install an old version of live and reason on it and you can do all the stuff that was state of the art in 2004.

chrisedmo · Post by **chrisedmo** » Mon Sep 29, 2008 6:48 am

S'good enough for Jonny Greenwood of Radiohead...

He uses it for Max/MSP patches on his guitar.

I have a 12" powerbook and i thought it was great till my friend brought his macbook round and the latency was much better and it could handle more, then i got one, so thats the music computer ONLY and the powerbook is my home computer.. Still be okay for some things though, but software is outrunning it now - i wanted to install aperture on my powerbook but my graphic card wasn't supported!!

Any Powerbook G4 12" Users?

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